The Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids or EETs are signaling molecules formed by the action of Cytochrome P450 epoxygenase on 20-carbon essential fatty acids, such as arachidonic acid. Technically they are eicosanoids, though the common use of that term does not yet include them.

Biological effects

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EETs are cardioprotective after ischemic heart attack and reperfusion. They act in the corpus cavernosum to maintain penile erection.

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